President's Letter
Beth Youngdale 
Welcome to the Summer 2001 edition of the SWALL Bulletin!

SWALL AT AALL

SWALL Reception
Join the fun during the AALL Annual Meeting at the Hilton-Board Room (2) on Monday, July 16, 2001 from 5:00:00 PM - 7:00:00

Legal Historical Materials in a Nutshell
SWALL member Mark Lambert has organized and will speak at an AALL program, on Tuesday, July 17, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15p.m. 

SWALL Committee Chairs 2001-2002

Minutes of SWALL Annual Business Meeting
Hyla Bondareff

SWALL Treasurer's Report
Susan T. Phillips

Southeast Meets Southwest: A Librarian’s Personal Odyssey
Carol Arnold
I hope everyone enjoyed the Atlanta meeting as much as I did. 

Fried Okra and Killer Iced Tea
Amy Hale Janeke
As I hung up the phone, I was processing what "New Southern cuisine" would be and how it could exclude fried okra. . . . I was in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2001 SWALL conference and was looking for a place to get one of my favorite dishes . . . .

Overview of the Texas 77th Legislative Session, 2001
Ana M. Sifuentes-Martinez
Despite the many improvements effected by these new laws, the 77th Legislative Session may be most remembered for the bills that did not pass.

Legislation Affecting the Practice of Law in Texas : A Review of the 77th Legislative Session
Laura K. Justiss
An itemization and discussion: More than fifty bills affecting the practice of law in Texas that were introduced during the session. Of these only eight have or will become law. Two were vetoed, and the remaining bills were left in committee "limbo."

Bills From The New Mexico 2001 Legislature
Tracey Kimball 
A few of the bills passed by the 2001 Legislature and signed into law by the governor

News From the CoALL Institute 
Karen Selden
CoALL hosted the Annual CoALL Institute on February 24 at the University of Denver Law School

Sally Holterhoff Visits with CoALL
Karen Selden
Sally toured law libraries in Denver and impressed the group with the knowledge she had of the chapter

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT 
UT Tarlton Law Library: Language & The Law Conference
December 6 - 8, 2001
Roy M. Mersky, Director of the Jamail Center for Legal Research, invites you to attend a special international conference in celebration of the library’s Millionth Volume.

News from the Arkansas Supreme Court Library
Effective April 15, 2001, Tim Holthoff, the Arkansas Supreme Court Library Director, commenced a leave of absence

News From The University Of New Mexico
A Welcome to Ronald Wheeler and Other News from Marsha Baum